The situation had taken a sudden turn. The bandits who had been holding up the convoy were now surrounded by four Konoha Ninja. In just a dozen seconds, their group of more than ten had been whittled down to four.
The bandit leader had clearly realized how powerful Uchiha Itachi and Rin Nohara were. After all, ordinary ninja couldn't have taken out most of his men in such a short time.
"That woman and that kid are at least Chunin-level ninja!"
"No, maybe even stronger. A few of the people they killed were Chunin, and they took them out in no time."
"They must be Jonin-level!"
"And with those two over there, we've really run into trouble this time!"
As the bandit leader sized up Uchiha Itachi and the others, he quietly weighed their strength against his own. He had already begun to consider retreating. Konoha Ninja were renowned throughout the Shinobi World for their overall ability, and the Uchiha Clan's name was especially famous.
The Sharingan of both Uchiha Itachi and Obito Uchiha put enormous pressure on him.
"Obito, Itachi, Rin, attack!" Kakashi Hatake barked, drawing the short sword from his back and gripping it. At his words, Obito and Itachi formed Hand Seals at the same time.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Style: Flame Bullet!"
Two pillars of fire swept toward the four bandits from the front and rear, swallowing them in a sea of flames. Just then, four stone spikes burst through the fire and shot toward Uchiha Itachi and the others.
"Scatter!" Uchiha Itachi was the first to notice the attack. He called out and immediately leaped away. Obito and Kakashi reacted in time as well, dodging the spikes. Rin, however, looked at the stone spikes hurtling toward her and grew more serious.
"People who